Tech Talk: Google's Self-Driving Car Project Is In Stage 2

Just a few short years ago, telling a random person on the street that you want a self-driving car would probably result in them looking at you like you’re insane and telling you that such things are purely science fiction. Unless, of course, that person was Chris Urmson, former CTO of Google’s self-driving car project that recently decided to end his tenure with Google to seek a “fresh challenge”. Another person that might have told you a few years ago that you’d likely get your wish within your lifetime is Jiajun Zhu, a programmer and one of the founding fathers of Google’s self-driving car project. He’s also decided to leave, taking his talents to a startup company instead. A third person who may have given a meaningful response back then is Dave…